Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:19 am – 4:39 pm
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People100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.333 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 17°F41 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days21 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rushville station, 15 mi away; snow from Beardstown
Parks and public landsShick Shack Sand Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 60 acresRoberts Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 54 acresSchmoldt Parkpark · 5.3 miSanganois State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 11,150 acresMeredosia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.2 mi · 3,698 acresMeredosia Hill Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCass County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sangamon County, IL, 39 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBeardstownserves 5,951 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation528 ft161 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital15.2 miPost officeBluff Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBeardstown City Hall5.5 miPoliceBeardstown Police Department5.5 miFire stationBeardstown Fire Department and Ambulance Service Station 14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI36 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL85 miInterstateI-7220 miUS highwayUS 675.1 miAmtrakThomas C. Carper Station MAC38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62622 ZIP area.
